How to Open a Stainless Steel Refrigerator

Whether you just purchased a new stainless steel refrigerator or you have an old one, you need to open the refrigerator to get to the food. Stainless steel refrigerators come in a variety of styles, including single and double door designs. Single door designs typically feature a separate compartment on top that serves as a freezer. The freezer is located behind one of the double doors, usually the left, in a stainless steel refrigerator with double doors. Some more modern refrigerators feature a double-door refrigerator at the top with a freezer drawer at the bottom.

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  Remove any items in front of the refrigerator door that could keep the door from opening.

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  Grab the handle. Most stainless steel refrigerator door handles are located on the front of the refrigerator and are easy to see, but some newer refrigerator designs feature an almost hidden handle in the side of the door on the side that opens.

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  Open the lock, if there's one on your refrigerator, by pulling the handle up or toward the side of the refrigerator door that opens. Wait for the lock to click, releasing the door. Refrigerator locks are most commonly found on commercial refrigerators and older refrigerator models from the 1960s or earlier.

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  Pull open the door of the stainless steel refrigerator.